Plans Hook Connector To East-west

A proposed highway known as the Central Connector would hook onto Interstate 4 and the East-West Expressway under plans unveiled Thursday by an Orange County road building agency.

The $200 million connector would run south from downtown Orlando to the Bee Line Expressway.

Road builders are not certain how much it would cost to link the road with I-4 or the East-West.

The state Department of Transportation, which maintains I-4, could decide within two months if the interchanges are possible. The Federal Highway Administration, which owns I-4, would also have to approve the plan.

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority intends to open the 6-mile six-lane toll road by February, 1993.